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From: Expression of minor cartilage collagens and small leucine rich proteoglycans may be relatively reduced in osteoarthritic cartilage

Fig. 2

Expression of fibrillogenesis-related SLRP genes in OA (OA) and control cartilage (Control). The expression of decorin (a), biglycan (b) and fibromodulin (c) was determined by qPCR in each of the three cartilage zones of control and OA cartilage, and the results are shown as ratios against GAPDH expression as described for Fig. 1. For OA cartilage, Preserved indicates preserved areas, while Slight, Mod and Severe denote slightly, moderately and severely degenerated areas, respectively. In each graph, open, shaded and solid bars indicate results for the superficial, middle and deep cartilage zones, respectively. Bars are the mean + SD of 11–34 samples. *, p < 0.05 and **, p < 0.01 versus the corresponding zone in control cartilage

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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